IAESTE Internships

Location

Switzerland

Internship type

ON-SITE

Reference number

CH-2025-000004

Students Requirements

General discipline

Agriculture

Completed Years of Study

2

Fields of Study

Applied Horticulture

Languages

English Good (B1, B2)

German Good (B1, B2)

Required Knowledge and Experience

-

Other Requirements

-

Work Details

Duration

40 - 52 Weeks

Within These Dates

01.09.2025 - 31.08.2026

Holidays

NONE

Work Environment

-

Gross pay

2426 CHF / month

Working Hours

42.0 per week / 8.4 per day

Living Lodging

Type of Accommoditation

Employer

Cost of lodging

420 CHF / month

Cost of living

1200 CHF / month

Work Offered

Additional Info

Students with any NON-EU/EFTA nationality need to provide an official letter from their university, confirming that the traineeship is compulsory (IAESTE Switzerland will apply for visa and work permit)

Work description

What began as a small country nursery with a seed shop has since grown into an impressive business with 150 employees. It is now run by the fourth generation of passionate plant lovers.Your responsibilities (depending on your constitution)- Manual work in horticulture with ornametal plants, fruit trees, berries and perennials.- Gain plant knowledge in different departements over the year. - Production of perennials by machine or manually. Cultivation of perennials and observation of the cultivation process. - Production of containerised fruit plants. Stapling, pruning and shaping fruit trees.- Production of flowering shrubs using various machines and manually. Propagation of certain shrubs. Various care measures. - Production of ornamental shrubs using various machines and manually. Propagation of various ornamental shrubs. Various care measures and winter protection.- Production of small shrubs and roses using machines and manually. Propagation of selected small shrubs. Topiary and pruning of cultivated roses. Care measures and winter protection. Substrate theory and irrigation techniques. - Quality control, labelling and grain sorting of orders. Various dispatch tasks. System application, labelling.

Deadline

11.06.2025